NHL defense vs left wings

Defense vs left wings, 2026-27

Per-game stats allowed to left wings by each team, 2026-27, softest on Shots on Goal first. Rank 1 allows the least.

Team↕	G↕	SOG↕	PTS↕	G↕	A↕	HIT↕	BLK↕
Buffalo Sabres	14	2.630th	0.613th	0.316th	0.37th	1.417th	0.518th
San Jose Sharks	15	2.630th	0.717th	0.424th	0.37th	1.16th	0.625th
Vancouver Canucks	16	2.630th	1.132nd	0.530th	0.631st	1.313th	0.22nd
Vegas Golden Knights	15	2.529th	0.717th	0.424th	0.37th	12nd	0.412th
Philadelphia Flyers	16	2.427th	0.56th	0.28th	0.37th	0.91st	0.518th
Seattle Kraken	14	2.427th	0.928th	0.424th	0.525th	1.522nd	0.412th
Calgary Flames	14	2.324th	0.717th	0.28th	0.525th	12nd	0.35th
New York Islanders	14	2.324th	0.928th	0.632nd	0.418th	1.626th	0.625th
Ottawa Senators	16	2.324th	0.825th	0.424th	0.418th	1.522nd	0.518th
Chicago Blackhawks	14	2.122nd	0.928th	0.530th	0.418th	1.829th	0.35th
Nashville Predators	14	2.122nd	0.56th	0.28th	0.37th	1.16th	0.518th
Montreal Canadiens	14	219th	0.32nd	01st	0.37th	1.522nd	0.625th
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	219th	0.613th	0.316th	0.37th	1.210th	0.22nd
Washington Capitals	13	219th	0.613th	0.316th	0.37th	1.210th	0.22nd
Boston Bruins	15	1.914th	0.56th	0.13rd	0.418th	1.313th	0.35th
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	1.914th	0.928th	0.316th	0.525th	12nd	0.412th
Edmonton Oilers	15	1.914th	0.717th	0.13rd	0.525th	1.313th	0.518th
St. Louis Blues	14	1.914th	0.717th	0.316th	0.418th	1.417th	0.412th
Toronto Maple Leafs	16	1.914th	0.56th	0.316th	0.24th	1.931st	0.11st
Colorado Avalanche	14	1.811th	0.613th	0.28th	0.418th	1.16th	0.35th
Florida Panthers	14	1.811th	0.56th	0.424th	0.11st	1.417th	0.518th
Los Angeles Kings	13	1.811th	0.717th	0.316th	0.418th	1.626th	0.35th
Anaheim Ducks	14	1.79th	0.717th	0.28th	0.525th	1.16th	0.625th
Winnipeg Jets	15	1.79th	0.825th	0.28th	0.631st	1.417th	0.412th
Carolina Hurricanes	16	1.67th	0.32nd	0.13rd	0.11st	12nd	0.625th
Detroit Red Wings	14	1.67th	0.825th	0.316th	0.525th	1.417th	0.831st
New Jersey Devils	14	1.56th	0.32nd	0.13rd	0.11st	1.210th	0.412th
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	1.44th	0.717th	0.424th	0.37th	232nd	0.35th
Utah Mammoth	15	1.44th	0.56th	0.28th	0.37th	1.522nd	0.932nd
Minnesota Wild	16	1.33rd	0.45th	0.28th	0.24th	1.313th	0.35th
New York Rangers	15	1.22nd	0.21st	01st	0.24th	1.626th	0.518th
Dallas Stars	14	11st	0.56th	0.13rd	0.37th	1.829th	0.625th

Season, last 10 and last 5

Every current number at left wings

Open a stat for its full ranking. L10 and L5 are the same defense over its last 10 and last 5 games, each with its own league rank.

Shots on Goal allowed to left wingsLeague average 1.9 per game

Shots on Goal allowed to left wings, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.

Team↕	G↕	Season↕	L10↕	L5↕	Matchup↕
Buffalo Sabres	14	2.630th	2.529th	2.629th	Weak
San Jose Sharks	15	2.630th	2.630th	3.532nd	Weak
Vancouver Canucks	16	2.630th	2.932nd	2.528th	Weak
Vegas Golden Knights	15	2.529th	2.120th	1.44th	Weak
Philadelphia Flyers	16	2.427th	2.120th	1.69th	Weak
Seattle Kraken	14	2.427th	2.731st	2.730th	Weak
Calgary Flames	14	2.324th	2.325th	1.69th	Soft
New York Islanders	14	2.324th	2.426th	2.426th	Soft
Ottawa Senators	16	2.324th	2.426th	2.931st	Soft
Chicago Blackhawks	14	2.122nd	2.426th	2.121st	Soft
Nashville Predators	14	2.122nd	1.810th	2.325th	Soft
Montreal Canadiens	14	219th	2.120th	2.426th	Neutral
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	219th	1.916th	1.712th	Neutral
Washington Capitals	13	219th	1.916th	1.712th	Neutral
Boston Bruins	15	1.914th	1.67th	1.44th	Neutral
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	1.914th	2.120th	1.712th	Neutral
Edmonton Oilers	15	1.914th	1.810th	1.712th	Neutral
St. Louis Blues	14	1.914th	2.224th	1.58th	Neutral
Toronto Maple Leafs	16	1.914th	1.810th	1.817th	Neutral
Colorado Avalanche	14	1.811th	1.67th	1.919th	Solid
Florida Panthers	14	1.811th	1.810th	1.817th	Solid
Los Angeles Kings	13	1.811th	1.810th	1.44th	Solid
Anaheim Ducks	14	1.79th	1.916th	2.121st	Solid
Winnipeg Jets	15	1.79th	219th	2.121st	Solid
Carolina Hurricanes	16	1.67th	1.55th	1.44th	Tough
Detroit Red Wings	14	1.67th	1.810th	1.13rd	Tough
New Jersey Devils	14	1.56th	1.55th	2.224th	Tough
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	1.44th	1.79th	1.69th	Tough
Utah Mammoth	15	1.44th	1.34th	1.919th	Tough
Minnesota Wild	16	1.33rd	1.22nd	12nd	Tough
New York Rangers	15	1.22nd	1.22nd	1.712th	Tough
Dallas Stars	14	11st	0.91st	0.71st	Tough

Points allowed to left wingsLeague average 0.6 per game

Points allowed to left wings, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.

Team↕	G↕	Season↕	L10↕	L5↕	Matchup↕
Vancouver Canucks	16	1.132nd	1.432nd	1.129th	Weak
Chicago Blackhawks	14	0.928th	0.925th	0.926th	Weak
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	0.928th	127th	0.614th	Weak
New York Islanders	14	0.928th	127th	127th	Weak
Seattle Kraken	14	0.928th	1.129th	1.431st	Weak
Detroit Red Wings	14	0.825th	0.719th	0.614th	Weak
Ottawa Senators	16	0.825th	1.129th	1.129th	Weak
Winnipeg Jets	15	0.825th	1.129th	1.431st	Weak
Anaheim Ducks	14	0.717th	0.822nd	0.823rd	Neutral
Calgary Flames	14	0.717th	0.44th	0.59th	Neutral
Edmonton Oilers	15	0.717th	0.822nd	0.614th	Neutral
Los Angeles Kings	13	0.717th	0.611th	0.823rd	Neutral
San Jose Sharks	15	0.717th	0.611th	0.46th	Neutral
St. Louis Blues	14	0.717th	0.822nd	0.59th	Neutral
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	0.717th	0.925th	127th	Neutral
Vegas Golden Knights	15	0.717th	0.611th	0.721st	Neutral
Buffalo Sabres	14	0.613th	0.611th	0.33rd	Neutral
Colorado Avalanche	14	0.613th	0.719th	0.614th	Neutral
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	0.613th	0.611th	0.46th	Neutral
Washington Capitals	13	0.613th	0.719th	0.823rd	Neutral
Boston Bruins	15	0.56th	0.611th	0.614th	Tough
Dallas Stars	14	0.56th	0.611th	0.614th	Tough
Florida Panthers	14	0.56th	0.611th	0.46th	Tough
Nashville Predators	14	0.56th	0.59th	0.59th	Tough
Philadelphia Flyers	16	0.56th	0.44th	0.614th	Tough
Toronto Maple Leafs	16	0.56th	0.44th	0.59th	Tough
Utah Mammoth	15	0.56th	0.59th	0.721st	Tough
Minnesota Wild	16	0.45th	0.44th	0.33rd	Tough
Carolina Hurricanes	16	0.32nd	0.11st	01st	Tough
Montreal Canadiens	14	0.32nd	0.44th	0.12nd	Tough
New Jersey Devils	14	0.32nd	0.32nd	0.33rd	Tough
New York Rangers	15	0.21st	0.32nd	0.59th	Tough

Goals allowed to left wingsLeague average 0.3 per game

Goals allowed to left wings, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.

Team↕	G↕	Season↕	L10↕	L5↕	Matchup↕
New York Islanders	14	0.632nd	0.732nd	0.630th	Weak
Chicago Blackhawks	14	0.530th	0.628th	0.528th	Weak
Vancouver Canucks	16	0.530th	0.628th	0.319th	Weak
Florida Panthers	14	0.424th	0.423rd	0.423rd	Soft
Ottawa Senators	16	0.424th	0.628th	0.731st	Soft
San Jose Sharks	15	0.424th	0.316th	0.211th	Soft
Seattle Kraken	14	0.424th	0.628th	0.832nd	Soft
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	0.424th	0.527th	0.528th	Soft
Vegas Golden Knights	15	0.424th	0.316th	0.423rd	Soft
Buffalo Sabres	14	0.316th	0.27th	0.211th	Neutral
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	0.316th	0.423rd	0.319th	Neutral
Detroit Red Wings	14	0.316th	0.316th	0.211th	Neutral
Los Angeles Kings	13	0.316th	0.11st	0.14th	Neutral
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	0.316th	0.316th	0.14th	Neutral
St. Louis Blues	14	0.316th	0.423rd	0.211th	Neutral
Toronto Maple Leafs	16	0.316th	0.316th	0.423rd	Neutral
Washington Capitals	13	0.316th	0.423rd	0.423rd	Neutral
Anaheim Ducks	14	0.28th	0.27th	0.14th	Tough
Calgary Flames	14	0.28th	0.27th	0.423rd	Tough
Colorado Avalanche	14	0.28th	0.27th	0.211th	Tough
Minnesota Wild	16	0.28th	0.27th	01st	Tough
Nashville Predators	14	0.28th	0.27th	0.211th	Tough
Philadelphia Flyers	16	0.28th	0.11st	0.14th	Tough
Utah Mammoth	15	0.28th	0.316th	0.319th	Tough
Winnipeg Jets	15	0.28th	0.316th	0.319th	Tough
Boston Bruins	15	0.13rd	0.11st	01st	Tough
Carolina Hurricanes	16	0.13rd	0.11st	01st	Tough
Dallas Stars	14	0.13rd	0.27th	0.14th	Tough
Edmonton Oilers	15	0.13rd	0.27th	0.211th	Tough
New Jersey Devils	14	0.13rd	0.27th	0.211th	Tough
Montreal Canadiens	14	01st	0.11st	0.14th	Tough
New York Rangers	15	01st	0.11st	0.14th	Tough

Assists allowed to left wingsLeague average 0.4 per game

Assists allowed to left wings, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.

Team↕	G↕	Season↕	L10↕	L5↕	Matchup↕
Vancouver Canucks	16	0.631st	0.831st	0.831st	Weak
Winnipeg Jets	15	0.631st	0.831st	1.132nd	Weak
Anaheim Ducks	14	0.525th	0.628th	0.729th	Weak
Calgary Flames	14	0.525th	0.36th	0.14th	Weak
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	0.525th	0.628th	0.39th	Weak
Detroit Red Wings	14	0.525th	0.521st	0.415th	Weak
Edmonton Oilers	15	0.525th	0.628th	0.415th	Weak
Seattle Kraken	14	0.525th	0.521st	0.627th	Weak
Boston Bruins	15	0.418th	0.521st	0.627th	Neutral
Chicago Blackhawks	14	0.418th	0.416th	0.415th	Neutral
Colorado Avalanche	14	0.418th	0.521st	0.415th	Neutral
Los Angeles Kings	13	0.418th	0.521st	0.729th	Neutral
New York Islanders	14	0.418th	0.416th	0.415th	Neutral
Ottawa Senators	16	0.418th	0.521st	0.415th	Neutral
St. Louis Blues	14	0.418th	0.416th	0.39th	Neutral
Buffalo Sabres	14	0.37th	0.416th	0.14th	Tough
Dallas Stars	14	0.37th	0.521st	0.524th	Tough
Montreal Canadiens	14	0.37th	0.36th	01st	Tough
Nashville Predators	14	0.37th	0.36th	0.39th	Tough
Philadelphia Flyers	16	0.37th	0.36th	0.524th	Tough
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	0.37th	0.36th	0.39th	Tough
San Jose Sharks	15	0.37th	0.36th	0.28th	Tough
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	0.37th	0.416th	0.524th	Tough
Utah Mammoth	15	0.37th	0.36th	0.415th	Tough
Vegas Golden Knights	15	0.37th	0.36th	0.39th	Tough
Washington Capitals	13	0.37th	0.36th	0.415th	Tough
Minnesota Wild	16	0.24th	0.22nd	0.39th	Tough
New York Rangers	15	0.24th	0.36th	0.415th	Tough
Toronto Maple Leafs	16	0.24th	0.22nd	0.14th	Tough
Carolina Hurricanes	16	0.11st	0.11st	01st	Tough
Florida Panthers	14	0.11st	0.22nd	01st	Tough
New Jersey Devils	14	0.11st	0.22nd	0.14th	Tough

Hits allowed to left wingsLeague average 1.4 per game

Hits allowed to left wings, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.

Team↕	G↕	Season↕	L10↕	L5↕	Matchup↕
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	232nd	1.831st	1.321st	Weak
Toronto Maple Leafs	16	1.931st	2.132nd	2.632nd	Weak
Chicago Blackhawks	14	1.829th	1.213th	1.422nd	Weak
Dallas Stars	14	1.829th	1.728th	1.422nd	Weak
Los Angeles Kings	13	1.626th	1.418th	1.115th	Weak
New York Islanders	14	1.626th	1.525th	113th	Weak
New York Rangers	15	1.626th	1.418th	1.219th	Weak
Montreal Canadiens	14	1.522nd	1.728th	0.71st	Soft
Ottawa Senators	16	1.522nd	1.418th	0.84th	Soft
Seattle Kraken	14	1.522nd	1.418th	1.115th	Soft
Utah Mammoth	15	1.522nd	1.525th	1.115th	Soft
Buffalo Sabres	14	1.417th	1.728th	1.728th	Neutral
Detroit Red Wings	14	1.417th	1.418th	1.728th	Neutral
Florida Panthers	14	1.417th	1.19th	0.99th	Neutral
St. Louis Blues	14	1.417th	1.19th	1.525th	Neutral
Winnipeg Jets	15	1.417th	1.418th	1.728th	Neutral
Boston Bruins	15	1.313th	1.19th	113th	Neutral
Edmonton Oilers	15	1.313th	1.525th	1.525th	Neutral
Minnesota Wild	16	1.313th	1.418th	1.115th	Neutral
Vancouver Canucks	16	1.313th	0.83rd	0.99th	Neutral
New Jersey Devils	14	1.210th	1.213th	1.422nd	Solid
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	1.210th	1.213th	1.525th	Solid
Washington Capitals	13	1.210th	16th	1.219th	Solid
Anaheim Ducks	14	1.16th	16th	0.84th	Tough
Colorado Avalanche	14	1.16th	1.213th	0.71st	Tough
Nashville Predators	14	1.16th	1.213th	0.99th	Tough
San Jose Sharks	15	1.16th	16th	0.71st	Tough
Calgary Flames	14	12nd	0.95th	0.84th	Tough
Carolina Hurricanes	16	12nd	0.83rd	0.84th	Tough
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	12nd	0.71st	0.84th	Tough
Vegas Golden Knights	15	12nd	1.19th	1.831st	Tough
Philadelphia Flyers	16	0.91st	0.71st	0.99th	Tough

Blocked Shots allowed to left wingsLeague average 0.4 per game

Blocked Shots allowed to left wings, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.

Team↕	G↕	Season↕	L10↕	L5↕	Matchup↕
Utah Mammoth	15	0.932nd	0.932nd	0.932nd	Weak
Detroit Red Wings	14	0.831st	0.829th	0.728th	Weak
Anaheim Ducks	14	0.625th	0.727th	0.728th	Weak
Carolina Hurricanes	16	0.625th	0.829th	0.831st	Weak
Dallas Stars	14	0.625th	0.727th	0.39th	Weak
Montreal Canadiens	14	0.625th	0.623rd	0.520th	Weak
New York Islanders	14	0.625th	0.829th	0.625th	Weak
San Jose Sharks	15	0.625th	0.518th	0.728th	Weak
Buffalo Sabres	14	0.518th	0.412th	0.24th	Neutral
Edmonton Oilers	15	0.518th	0.412th	0.39th	Neutral
Florida Panthers	14	0.518th	0.518th	0.24th	Neutral
Nashville Predators	14	0.518th	0.623rd	0.414th	Neutral
New York Rangers	15	0.518th	0.518th	0.520th	Neutral
Ottawa Senators	16	0.518th	0.623rd	0.520th	Neutral
Philadelphia Flyers	16	0.518th	0.623rd	0.414th	Neutral
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	0.412th	0.34th	0.414th	Solid
New Jersey Devils	14	0.412th	0.412th	0.39th	Solid
Seattle Kraken	14	0.412th	0.412th	0.414th	Solid
St. Louis Blues	14	0.412th	0.34th	0.625th	Solid
Vegas Golden Knights	15	0.412th	0.412th	0.520th	Solid
Winnipeg Jets	15	0.412th	0.412th	0.414th	Solid
Boston Bruins	15	0.35th	0.22nd	0.24th	Tough
Calgary Flames	14	0.35th	0.34th	0.12nd	Tough
Chicago Blackhawks	14	0.35th	0.518th	0.625th	Tough
Colorado Avalanche	14	0.35th	0.34th	0.39th	Tough
Los Angeles Kings	13	0.35th	0.34th	0.520th	Tough
Minnesota Wild	16	0.35th	0.34th	0.414th	Tough
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	0.35th	0.518th	0.12nd	Tough
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	0.22nd	0.34th	0.39th	Tough
Vancouver Canucks	16	0.22nd	0.34th	0.24th	Tough
Washington Capitals	13	0.22nd	0.22nd	0.24th	Tough
Toronto Maple Leafs	16	0.11st	0.11st	01st	Tough

Power Play Points allowed to left wingsLeague average 0.2 per game

Power Play Points allowed to left wings, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.

Team↕	G↕	Season↕	L10↕	L5↕	Matchup↕
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	0.429th	0.531st	0.110th	Weak
Detroit Red Wings	14	0.429th	0.426th	0.322nd	Weak
Seattle Kraken	14	0.429th	0.531st	0.632nd	Weak
Vancouver Canucks	16	0.429th	0.426th	0.530th	Weak
Buffalo Sabres	14	0.324th	0.426th	0.322nd	Soft
Chicago Blackhawks	14	0.324th	0.321st	0.428th	Soft
Los Angeles Kings	13	0.324th	0.321st	0.217th	Soft
Ottawa Senators	16	0.324th	0.426th	0.428th	Soft
Winnipeg Jets	15	0.324th	0.426th	0.530th	Soft
Boston Bruins	15	0.218th	0.321st	0.217th	Neutral
Colorado Avalanche	14	0.218th	0.321st	0.322nd	Neutral
Florida Panthers	14	0.218th	0.214th	0.110th	Neutral
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	0.218th	0.321st	0.110th	Neutral
Utah Mammoth	15	0.218th	0.214th	0.322nd	Neutral
Vegas Golden Knights	15	0.218th	0.214th	0.322nd	Neutral
Anaheim Ducks	14	0.17th	0.214th	0.322nd	Tough
Calgary Flames	14	0.17th	0.13rd	01st	Tough
Dallas Stars	14	0.17th	0.13rd	01st	Tough
Edmonton Oilers	15	0.17th	0.13rd	0.217th	Tough
Montreal Canadiens	14	0.17th	01st	01st	Tough
New Jersey Devils	14	0.17th	0.13rd	0.110th	Tough
New York Islanders	14	0.17th	0.214th	0.110th	Tough
New York Rangers	15	0.17th	0.13rd	0.217th	Tough
San Jose Sharks	15	0.17th	0.13rd	01st	Tough
St. Louis Blues	14	0.17th	0.214th	0.217th	Tough
Washington Capitals	13	0.17th	0.214th	0.110th	Tough
Carolina Hurricanes	16	01st	0.13rd	01st	Tough
Minnesota Wild	16	01st	0.13rd	01st	Tough
Nashville Predators	14	01st	0.13rd	01st	Tough
Philadelphia Flyers	16	01st	0.13rd	0.110th	Tough
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	01st	0.13rd	01st	Tough
Toronto Maple Leafs	16	01st	01st	01st	Tough

Fantasy Score allowed to left wingsLeague average 6.2 per game

Fantasy Score allowed to left wings, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.

Team↕	G↕	Season↕	L10↕	L5↕	Matchup↕
Vancouver Canucks	16	932nd	10.332nd	8.428th	Weak
New York Islanders	14	8.631st	9.330th	8.829th	Weak
Seattle Kraken	14	8.230th	9.631st	11.232nd	Weak
Chicago Blackhawks	14	829th	8.328th	8.227th	Weak
Ottawa Senators	16	7.728th	9.129th	9.830th	Weak
Detroit Red Wings	14	7.227th	6.721st	5.615th	Weak
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	7.124th	7.725th	5.615th	Soft
San Jose Sharks	15	7.124th	6.420th	6.621st	Soft
Vegas Golden Knights	15	7.124th	6.118th	6.621st	Soft
Buffalo Sabres	14	723rd	6.721st	5.412th	Soft
Winnipeg Jets	15	6.622nd	8.227th	9.830th	Soft
Calgary Flames	14	6.520th	5.29th	4.97th	Soft
St. Louis Blues	14	6.520th	6.924th	5.412th	Soft
Los Angeles Kings	13	6.418th	5.311th	620th	Neutral
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	6.418th	7.725th	7.426th	Neutral
Anaheim Ducks	14	614th	6.823rd	6.824th	Neutral
Edmonton Oilers	15	614th	6.319th	5.718th	Neutral
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	614th	5.815th	4.65th	Neutral
Washington Capitals	13	614th	617th	6.621st	Neutral
Florida Panthers	14	5.813th	5.916th	4.97th	Neutral
Colorado Avalanche	14	5.712th	5.513th	5.514th	Solid
Philadelphia Flyers	16	5.611th	4.85th	5.110th	Solid
Toronto Maple Leafs	16	5.59th	5.29th	5.819th	Solid
Utah Mammoth	15	5.59th	5.513th	6.925th	Solid
Nashville Predators	14	5.48th	5.412th	5.615th	Tough
Boston Bruins	15	5.37th	4.85th	4.65th	Tough
Montreal Canadiens	14	4.76th	57th	3.93rd	Tough
Dallas Stars	14	4.65th	5.18th	4.34th	Tough
Minnesota Wild	16	4.34th	4.14th	2.92nd	Tough
New Jersey Devils	14	43rd	43rd	4.97th	Tough
Carolina Hurricanes	16	3.92nd	3.21st	2.61st	Tough
New York Rangers	15	3.61st	3.72nd	5.110th	Tough

Using defense vs position on a prop

1. Find the opponent

   Say a left wing's line is against the Buffalo Sabres. The row shows 2.6 shots on goal per left wing per game, 30th of 32.

2. Compare with the league

   The league average against left wings is 1.9, so this defense gives up 0.7 more per left wing. That puts it in the "Weak" bucket.

3. Check the recent games

   Over the last 5 it is also 2.6, so the number is holding. A big gap between the season and the last 5 is worth a look before you trust either one.

4. Then check the player

   A matchup is one input. In the app, see how the player has done against today's exact line and compare every book's price.

How this is counted

Each number is what opposing players put up against this team, per game, averaged over the team's 2026-27 games. It counts the top 2 players at the position by ice time per game. Teams are ranked on that number league-wide: 1st allows the least, last allows the most, for every stat, with ties sharing a rank. Last 10 and last 5 are the same defense over its most recent games; a dash means too few games to rank (under 3 for L10, under 2 for L5). Computed each morning from every box score of the season, preseason excluded, and refreshed here by 8:40 AM ET.

Defense vs position FAQ

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